Native speakers (1,600 cited 1987) ISO 639-3 aak | Glottolog anka1246 | |
Language family Trans–New GuineaAnganAngan properAnkave | ||
Ankave or Angave is a Papuan language spoken by the approximately 1,600 (as of 1987) Angave people in Kerema District, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea.
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Vowels
Diphthongs: /iɑ eɑ ɑi oɑ/
Writing system
An orthography using the Latin script has been developed for Angave, but less than 5% of its speakers are literate.
References
Ankave language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA